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Comment on More Drilling Doesn’t Make Gas Cheaper by Loyalty Matters A Lot; Facts, Not So Much | Apt46

Loyalty Matters A Lot; Facts, Not So Much | Apt46 — Thu, 17 May 2012 12:19:13 +0000

[...] The Washington Post took two polls during periods of high gas prices, one in 2006 and one in 2012. The question was the same: is there anything the president reasonably can do to reduce gas prices? The key factor is that the presidents were different. In 2006 when Bush was in office, only 47% of Republicans said he could; when it came to Obama, 65% said he could (but doesn’t, because he’s evil). Lest you think that people simply have more faith in Obama’s skills, Democrats responded the opposite way: 73% said Bush could’ve lowered the gas prices in 2006 (but didn’t, because he’s evil), but only 33% think Obama could (or else he would’ve, because he’s nice). Meanwhile in the real world, neither the president nor anyone except OPEC can influence oil prices, since they are global. [...]

Comment on How To Make And Break Habits by The Obesity Epidemic Is Caused By Overabundance Of Food | Apt46

The Obesity Epidemic Is Caused By Overabundance Of Food | Apt46 — Wed, 16 May 2012 22:06:49 +0000

[...] they created a simulator and put it on the web, so that anyone can use it to find out how much to change their eating and exercising habits in order to hit a target weight. He also figured out why the obesity epidemic started happening, [...]

Comment on Aaron Sorkin Is Making ‘The Newsroom’ For HBO by Aaron Sorkin Is Writing The ‘Steve Jobs’ Movie | Apt46

Aaron Sorkin Is Writing The ‘Steve Jobs’ Movie | Apt46 — Wed, 16 May 2012 04:28:54 +0000

[...] due to his coke addiction. Since then, he’s written a play, a couple of movies, and is making a new TV show for HBO. One of the movies he made, The Social Network, was also an adaptation of a book about a [...]

Comment on Fun With Newt by Ron Paul Raised More Money Than Anyone But Romney | Apt46

Ron Paul Raised More Money Than Anyone But Romney | Apt46 — Tue, 15 May 2012 18:02:00 +0000

[...] he raised almost 36m$ for this election; Mitt Romney raised almost three times as much (87m$), but Newt raised only 22.5m$ and Santorum, 22.6m$. So Ron Paul came in 2nd as far as cash goes, but 4th as [...]

Comment on Majority Of Americans Might Now Be Libertarian by Ron Paul Raised More Money Than Anyone But Romney | Apt46

Ron Paul Raised More Money Than Anyone But Romney | Apt46 — Tue, 15 May 2012 17:58:51 +0000

[...] of people agree with what he’s saying, which makes sense given that a majority of Americans might actually be Libertarian — whether they know it or not. In any case, it must feel very good for him that after 40 [...]

Comment on Money Doesn’t Buy Elections by Ron Paul Raised More Money Than Anyone But Romney | Apt46

Ron Paul Raised More Money Than Anyone But Romney | Apt46 — Tue, 15 May 2012 17:58:34 +0000

[...] seem, is that Paul is more popular with the people who donate to elections. Unfortunately for him, money doesn’t win elections. Yet fundraising ability is still a great predictor for election outcome, because donors are [...]

Comment on Mr. Romney Sounds A Lot Like Mr. Burns by Ron Paul Raised More Money Than Anyone But Romney | Apt46

Ron Paul Raised More Money Than Anyone But Romney | Apt46 — Tue, 15 May 2012 17:58:18 +0000

[...] had primaries yet. But the remarkable thing is that he raised almost 36m$ for this election; Mitt Romney raised almost three times as much (87m$), but Newt raised only 22.5m$ and Santorum, 22.6m$. So Ron [...]

Comment on Even The Creator Of The TSA Wants It Dismantled by Ron Paul Is Raising Cash To Abolish The TSA | Apt46

Ron Paul Is Raising Cash To Abolish The TSA | Apt46 — Tue, 15 May 2012 17:29:32 +0000

[...] the petition and said he thinks his job matters. The Congressman who created the TSA though, disagrees; as do Congressional Republicans, who called for an overhaul of the mammoth failure of an [...]

Comment on Number Needed To Treat by Scientific Studies Should Be Taken With A Giant Grain Of Salt | Apt46

Scientific Studies Should Be Taken With A Giant Grain Of Salt | Apt46 — Mon, 14 May 2012 21:53:11 +0000

[...] of a perfect study done on a subset of the population that you belong to, the effects found are generally meager. In fact, we can’t even be sure that a study hasn’t already been refuted: sometimes it [...]

Comment on Exercise Also Prevents Migraines As Well As Drugs by Jogging 3x A Week Helps You Live 6 Years Longer | Apt46

Jogging 3x A Week Helps You Live 6 Years Longer | Apt46 — Mon, 07 May 2012 17:47:31 +0000

[...] efficiently, lowers blood pressure, makes the body more sensitive to insulin, prevents cancer, migraines, the weakness of old age, and Alzheimer’s among other things. Therefore, even though the [...]